#140 - Giles Milton On Writing, The National Archives, and The Quirks Of History

[**Express VPN 12 Months 35% off!!**](https://www.xvinlink.com/?a_fid=chatter) Giles Milton, the esteemed historian and author of numerous books of narrative history was my guest on today’s show. Giles and I spoke about where he finds his ideas, operation unthinkable, the British plan to invade Russia, the age of exploration, Shogun, and much much more! If you haven’t already and you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to this podcast and our mailing list, and don’t forget, my book, Brexit: The Establishment Civil War, is now out, you’ll find the links in the description below. [**ORDER BREXIT:THE ESTABLISHMENT CIVIL WAR HERE**]( https://amzn.to/39XXVjq) [***Get 25% off podcast hosting with Podiant***](https://pcast.link/chatter/) [***Order GameStop T-shirts Here!***](https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/to-the-moon-59) ***RESOURCES*** Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks who Plotted Hitler's Defeat - https://amzn.to/3dx7BTy Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown that Shaped the Modern World - https://amzn.to/2QF6po9 Paradise Lost: The Destruction of Islam's City of Tolerance - https://amzn.to/3v7g0TX White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and North Africa's One Million European Slaves - https://amzn.to/3ts2yJM Fascinating Footnotes From History - https://amzn.to/2Qxojt8 https://twitter.com/GilesMilton1 https://www.gilesmilton.com/home https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Churchill Follow us on [Twitter]( https://twitter.com/Give_Me_TheJist) or [sign up for our mailing list here]( http://eepurl.com/cSmT7v) to get information on my book, [Brexit: The Establishment Civil War](http://www.establishmentcivilwar.co.uk/). Music from Just Jim - [https://soundcloud.com/justjim](https://soundcloud.com/justjim)